Tag Archives: 1962

$2.00 A Day: Living On Almost Nothing In America By Katheryn J Edin and Luke Schaefer, 2015 After the Civil War in the 1870s, Aid was created for the Windows of the War. That was about all that was available … Continue reading →

Silent Spring Rachel Carson, 1962 Silent Spring begins with a “fable for tomorrow” – a true story using a composite of examples drawn from many real communities where the use of DDT had caused damage to wildlife, birds, bees, agricultural … Continue reading →

Blake and Tradition Kathleen Raine, 1962 Part 1: The Northern Sun: Visions of a Sage: The Swedenborgian Songs and Jacob Boehme and Tiriel Part 2: The Myth of the Soul: The Sea of Time and Space, Thel and The Myth … Continue reading →

The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting by Rachel Shteir came out in 2011. She starts out with the fact that in 2009 there was a dramatic rise in shoplifting. Why? Economic downturn … Continue reading →